Are people afraid to think?

Rating: 9/10 (28 June 2003)

I think too much of America forgot how to think with a complex movie like 28 days later. It's very easy to say this movie is about zombies, but its definately more about survivor. You can replace zombies with mutant dinosaurs, aliens, and the plot will be the same. This is not on par with Resident Evil.
The bads of the movie are mostly the low budget, though I think that we're too used to bright special effects. For the purpose of the movie, the budget was fine. It was a lil grainy, but the settings, props, etc did fine for the movie.
-SPOILERS-The best part of the movie was the story. I don't think many saw that the main character was a mirror of the zombies. Both had to survive, and at the end of the movie, we as the audience could only tell he wasnt a zombie by his coyness and the lack of red in his eyes. Selena couldn't even tell until he spoke. He was so desperate for survival, like the zombies, and was quick, secretive, bloody like they were.
UNSPOILERS This movie's theme has a strong focus on the development of a man based on survival, and how mankind as a whole is no matter if theyre not desperate to survival or if they are. Its important to watch that movie looking for that, and not being being split in half like in Resident Evil.
I've heard a lot of Omega Man ripoff comments, and Ive never seen the movie, so I cant say if it is or not, but again I just say look at the theme. A lot of movies have mankind wiped out completely and some overwhelming force against them.
The characters and setting of the story were great. The setting is England, mostly Manchester and London I think, with the ruins of a chapel or castle at one point at well. The house also at the end was beautiful. The weather often conveyed too with the feelings of the character. SPOILERS Ive already talked about the main character, Id like to comment on Hannah, Selena, Hannah's father, and the soldiers. Hannah had a beautiful change. In the end, she showed as a lil girl, she learned how to survive as well as the others, but also that she still was the embodiement of hope, being youth. Selena also had that great mixture, where she stayed able to fight, save for the Selena and crazed-main-char scene. SHe softened a lot, but for the better because she survived and had hope. Its sad what happened to Hannah's father, but it showed the importance of hope again and protecting the youth. Finally the soldiers I think had a giant theme of lack of hope. They didnt view Hannah, who was the symbol of hope, as a girl but as a woman. Also, they already said they had a lack of hope because they didnt see what future lay ahead, but so much of that was just lust instead of a real hope.

Lastly.. valium. Come on, you all know valium belonged in there. Lets get realistic. Its the end of the world, damn straight people are gonna feel good about it.